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A Salt Lake City man was charged with aggravated kidnapping and aggravated robbery after police say he hijacked a man's car...

Dedicated police officers are working in West Jordan middle schools, high schools and neighborhoods to prevent and punish...

Megan Joy is looking forward to the "American Idols Live" concert at the E Center tonight.

Reps. Rob Bishop and Jason Chaffetz, both R-Utah, joined a group a Western Republicans who criticized the Obama...

If the United States is serious about curbing greenhouse gas emissions, the federal government must help local leaders...

Education officials have pledged to subject Utah's 70,000 public school employees to more criminal background checks. And on paper, they're well on their way, said new state Superintendent Larry Shumway at a legislative briefing Tuesday.

Music fans will get more elbow room - or at least a better view of the stage. Brides and grooms can greet well-wishers in a new, modern reception space.

Thanks to the Utah Legislature, it now costs you money if you want to weigh in on a policy issue regarding water rights in the state. The Friends of the Great Salt Lake recently discovered that as of July 1, they must pay $15 for each official protest of an application filed with the Utah

The Salt Lake County Council and Mayor Peter Corroon appeared Tuesday like a couple emerging from marriage counseling, having made up over a budget spat.

A January trial date has been set for a man charged with killing a Salt Lake City woman whose body was found in Logan Canyon last November. Robert W.

One stone at a time, one path at a time, the Amphitheater at Quail Cove in American Fork is being transformed.

American Fork's Tour de Donut may not include Lance Armstrong on its roster and it may not be in the French countryside, but it definitely includes cycling. And donuts -- lots and lots of donuts.

SARATOGA SPRINGS -- Given the chance, Dell "Superdell" Schanze is going to reduce waste, return taxes to residents and buffer the city of Saratoga Springs from the state and federal government.

Due to changes in the delivery structure at the Daily Herald, newspapers are being delivered a few hours late today.

American Fork's annual Steel Days celebration runs through Saturday with lots of fun, including a parade, fireworks, bike race, baby contest, carnival, art show, craft show, quilt and doll shows, car show and cruise, picnic in the park, horseshoe tournament, golf tournament, 5K fun run and steak fry. Capping off the week's entertainment will be a Reality Night and fireworks show on Saturday.

Lehi Police were investigating a possible home invasion Tuesday afternoon that led to an alleged fight inside the home.

Utah’s economy will be a long time healing, according to a report from the University of Utah.

The Weber County sheriff says budget cuts are reducing the number of work crews available for jobs in the community.

Summit County Search and Rescue Crews are looking for a man believed missing near Washington Lake.

Summit County Search and Rescue Crews say a man that was missing near Washington Lake was found in the area this afternoon in fair condition.

HOLLYWOOD -- Michael Gambon has played Hogwarts headmaster Albus Dumbledore for five years, but he hasn't been setting a good example for his students when it comes to finishing their homework: The beloved old wizard hasn't cracked a single one of J.K. Rowling's "Harry Potter" novels.

NEW YORK -- One trip for their Jack Russell terrier in a plane’s cargo hold was enough to convince Alysa Binder and Dan Wiesel that owners needed a better option to get their pets from one city to another.

MURRAY -- A former Murray police detective has been sentenced to two years in jail after pleading guilty to two counts of forcible sex abuse, a second-degree felony.

HEBER CITY -- An oxygen company storage shed in Heber City caught fire and exploded, causing the evacuation of a several-block radius while firefighters doused the flames.

HUNTSVILLE -- A person of interest in the murder of a Layton woman whose snow-covered body was found in a cemetery last December will be charged with her murder, authorities have announced.

LOGAN, Utah (ABC 4 News) - The bodies of Evalia Jacqueline Leavey and her teenage daughter, Abbey Alanis were found Tuesday under the debris at the site of a mudslide...

SALT LAKE CITY, Utah (ABC 4 News) - Millions of people become the victim of identity theft in the US every year, but the State of Utah has set up...

LOGAN, Utah (ABC 4 News) - As the recovery effort continues 4 days after the deadly Logan mudslide, many have wondered why searchers have yet to find the bodies of...

LOGAN, Utah (ABC 4 News) - As search efforts continue for the three missing people taken from their home is Saturday's landslide, people are beginning to ask "Who's to blame?"

SALT LAKE CITY (ABC 4 News)1.5 million college students who are eligible for PELL grants and other financial aid do not apply.

Non-profit organizations often host community events. But this event has been bringing together Holy Cross Ministries, Valley Mental Health, the

A 64-year-old Park City man who was missing on Tuesday, whose car was found burning in the Uinta Mountains east of Kamas, was last seen early Monday morning, the authorities said.

Thousands of Rocky Mountain Power customers in the Snyderville Basin were without lights Saturday night when a vehicle in the Kimball Junction area struck an electrical box. The crash required firefighters extricate the driver from the vehicle.

Youth softball has officially invaded Park City as the Triple Crown Fastpitch World Series takes over the diamonds all over town.

There is a huge party at Jordan Commons tonight celebrating the premiere of Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince. The megaplex in Sandy has all kinds of special events for Harry Potter fans. People can enjoy a ride on the Hogwarts Express, purchase wands that come with a spells sheet and even drink some delicious butter beer, Hogwarts style. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince premieres ...

Thousands of American Idol fans are at the E Center tonight to see their favorite Idols perform at the American Idols Live! tour show in Salt Lake City. The show tonight is the seventh stop on a 51 city American Idol concert tour. The show will showcase songs from the top 10 American Idol finalists from the 2009 season, including Utah's own Megan Joy.

The Farming Community of Cache Valley said people should not be quick to judge the Logan Northern Irrigation Company. At a press conference on Tuesday, geologists said the canal leaking is normal; however, it is not normal to have a canal on such a steep slope.

A task force looking at what to do with the College of Eastern Utah says that among all the possibilities, the best option is to make it a comprehensive college within the Utah State University system. Utah Board of Regents member David Jordan says the task force also looked at whether to eliminate the central Utah school completely, keep it as is or make it a Utah State University Price campus.

Utah economy experts report the state will hit rock bottom in the upcoming summer months. The monthly report of projected job loss shows job losses between 2008 to 2010 will be about 70,000. The manufacturing industry will take a great hit, losing 20,000 jobs. The construction industry is expected to lose 30,000 jobs. University of Utah economist, Director Jim Wood said 2009 is "the single worst ...

ELKO — Sheriff’s deputies responded early this morning to a report of a domestic dispute, and upon arrival at the scene were met by a man holding a gun to a hostage’s head. The hostage happened to be wearing a vest rigged with explosives set to go off.

ELKO — Interior Secretary Ken Salazar testified before a Senate panel today that mining law reform is critical, but he said any reform should support mining on public lands and mining jobs while protecting “the treasured lands of America.”

ELKO — The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has put the hardrock mining industry at the top of a list of industries that should post bonds for the cleanup of toxic waste.

ELKO— Elko County school trustees will decide tonight whether to allow the district to submit a request for proposals to find a new third-party administrator to handle workers’ compensation claims.

Free Press Staff ELKO — A Michigan man died after he was ejected from a car involved in a roll-over accident on Saturday in a construction zone near Wells.

Brian Finney is well aware of the county's proposal to create a business license.

The $400 that disgraced politician John Edwards once paid for his haircuts might seem like a bargain, when compared to the special rates that an Ely barber would like to charge county officials.

What impacts would a county business license have on businesses that operate solely within Ely's city limits?

It took the City of Ely's grant committee nearly a year to fine tune its application for funding to build a long-sought-after recreational center.

The Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest seeks citizens to participate on a new Resource Advisory Committee (RAC) being established for Nye and White Pine counties.